Friday, December 10, 2010

You’ve only been with the company for 3 or 4 years and they’re sending you to take their place at an important meeting.

“Anytime I ask you to go into a room and represent me, I have full confidence in you, and I expect you to take your full seat at the table – never forget that, and always make sure your voice is known.”

On another note... 40% of retirees say their annual spending did not fall from pre-retirement levels, and 26% of that same group said it actually rose (more time, more money).

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

I came across this article today on Wall Street Journal on line today. Very practical advise for job seekers interested in having their resume professionally written by a so called resume writing service.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

While our industry’s employee earnings have gone up the past year (from 1.8% to over 14%), we lost another 4,000 jobs in May (mostly from the health insurance sector).

Multi-tasking in the workplace may be counter-productive, according to some HR experts, and scientists agree (human beings cannot efficiently do more than one thing at a time).

It is forecast that the U.S. will be facing a shortage of 8 million professional people for open positions in the not too distant future (the pool of candidates is shrinking 10,280 people a day) (usdol.gov).

Friday, June 18, 2010

If you have a $300k 30-year mortgage at 5.17%, and pay an additional $200 on each monthly payment (going from $1642 to $1842 per month), then starting in year 5 you will have reduced your payoff time by 5 years and save $48k in interest!

About 25% of companies top performers said they plan on leaving their current job within a year (per Harvard Business Review survey of 20,000 high potential workers).

More work has been heaped on them since the recession, while awards, bonuses, and raises were cut back.

70% of todays 78 million baby boomers expect to work in retirement, and 14%-18% never plan to retire.

On another note... our personal savings rate has quadrupled since 2008 to 4.5%, and we apparently hope to increase that to 15% (can’t be done, but a strong sign of how insecure most of us are feeling).

On another note... our personal savings rate has quadrupled since 2008 to 4.5%, and we apparently hope to increase that to 15% (can’t be done, but a strong sign of how insecure most of us are feeling).

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

As professional recruiters part of our service is to provide guidance to candidates as they prepare to resign from their current employer. I found an interesting article related to the resignation process that candidates could find helpful.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

A recent Money Magazine article entitle “Get a leg up on your job search” is interesting, as it highlights the importance of having a headhunter (recruiter) on your side (as many of today’s jobs are not advertised).

Many years ago, back in California, I had a personalized HEDHUNT license plate!

The article goes on to say...

1.Find a gatekeeper/recruiter who specializes in your industry.

2.A plus, if someone you know can recommend you to one who they have worked with in the past.

3.Reach out to them, and if you get a positive response connect on Linkedin

4.Stay in touch, but no more than once a month.

5.Be open minded when they call you, and if you’re not interested try to help them with a referral (people like to help those who have helped them).

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

I just received an email from a candidate with such a positive outlook. With his permission, I share it."We have now seen two consecutive quarters of GDP growth. The worst economic downturn in the world economy since the Great Depression is coming to an end. The "green shoots" are now turning into real growth. I believe these difficult economic experiences make us better business people." - Sam P.

It is true, diversity makes us stronger. We try harder, we work smarter and with the rebirth of our earth each spring we tend to start anew. This spring, turn your green shoots into real growth.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

I do believe that we’ve weathered a number of storms over the past year, and while we may have felt some (or all) of them, this year will be better (but not majorly so in our industry).

Yes... I’m already sensing a stronger pulse over the past two months, but with pricing looking like it’s going to remain soft / or flat at best (too much capacity still out there), I don’t believe we’re going to see a large resurgence in hiring.

But, there will be more... particularly, I believe, on the carrier and wholesale side, and (as always) retail broker producers that have a customer following!